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学年高二英语上学期第一次阶段检测试题
2018-2019学年(上)永安三中高二年段第一次阶段考
英语试卷
(满分150分,完卷时间120分钟)
班级___________姓名____________考号_______________
第一卷
一.听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Howwillthemangotothepark?
A.Bybus.B.Bybike.C.Onfoot.
2.Whatisthepictureof?
A.Acity.B.Afarm.C.Apet.
3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?
A.Havingameeting.B.Havingameal.C.Working.
4.Whichcitydidthemanvisitbefore?
A.Shanghai.B.Beijing.C.Hangzhou.
5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewfilmstar?
A.Heispopularwithyoungpeople.
B.Heisn’tagoodactor.
C.Heishandsome.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.WhoisSuzie?
A.Tom’ssecretary(秘书).B.Mr.Walker’ssecretary.C.Mr.Walker’swife.
7.Whydoesthewomanfeelupset?
A.Shefeelsuseless.B.Sheislateforwork.C.Tomisangrywithher.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatiswrongwiththewoman?
A.Herbackhurts.B.Herheadaches.C.Herhandispainful.
9.Whatdayistoday?
A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.
10.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Takeanexamination.B.Takeherbloodpressure.C.Getsomemedicine.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.WhendidthespeakersplantotraveltoMichigan?
A.Tomorrow.B.Nextweek.C.Earlynextmonth.
12.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?
A.Tocancel(取消)thetrip.
B.Tochangethetimeofthetrip.
C.ToaskabouttheopinionsofJackandJane.
13.Whatwillthemando?
A.Dealwithhisfamilyemergency.
B.Gettheairtickets.
C.CallJackandJane.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.WhatdidtheteachersdoafterTimgotintotrouble?
A.Theyalwayspunishedhim.
B.Theytalkedtohisparents.
C.Theyoftenlaughedathim.
15.WhydidTimliedownwithhisbikeontopofhim?
A.Togetawayfromschool.
B.Tomakehismotherangry.
C.Toplayajokeonhismother.
16.WhatdoweknowaboutTim?
A.Heusedtositonhisownatschool.
B.Hewasoftenabsentfromschool.
C.Heoftenplayedjokesonhisteachers.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Wherearethetworoomslocated?
A.Onthesecondfloor.B.Onthefourthfloor.C.Onthefifthfloor.
18.HowmuchwillPeterpayforoneroomeachnight?
A.$200.B.$400.C.$600.
19.WhatkindofpaymentisNOTaccepted?
A.Cash.B.Creditcard.C.Check.
20.WhenwillPeterarriveatthehotel?
A.August10.B.August12.C.August20.
二.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Fourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld
There’strulynothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspective(远景)andexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpuscomeupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotravelaroundtheworld.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickA.
ITALY:
BeautifulRuinsbyJessWalters
Price:
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ThisbookbythepopularauthorJessWaltersisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyappearsonthescreeninHollywood.WiththesettingsofthebackgroundfromItalytoEdinburghtoLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.BuyitonAmazon.
SEATTLE:
WhereYoudGo,BernadettebyMariaSample
Price:
$16.73
MariaSample’sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestorytoSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasself-involvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaughs.BuyitonAmazon.
ENGLAND:
WolfHallbyHilaryMantel
Price:
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Youcan’ttraveltoThomasCromwell’sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingHilaryMantel’sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.BuyitonAmazon.
NANTUCKET:
Here’stoUsbyEliHildebrand
Price:
$17.16
EliHildebrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometownislandofNantucket.HerlatestisHere’stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachread.BuyitonAmazon.
21.Whosebookhasbeenmadeintoafilmaccordingtothetext?
A.HilaryMantel’s.B.JessWalter’s.
C.MariaSemple’s.D.ElinHilderbrand’s.
22.Whichtwobookscanyoubuyifyouhaveonly$32?
A.BeautifulRuinsandWhereYou’dGo,Bernadette.B.WhereYou’dGo,BernadetteandWolfHall.C.BeautifulRuinsandWolfHall.D.WolfHallandHere’stoUs.
23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?
A.Theyhavethesameprice.B.TheyaresoldonAmazon.C.Theyarealllovestores.D.Theyhavethesimilarcontent.
24.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?
A.Awebsite.B.Amagazine.C.Anewspaper.D.Atextbook.
B
StevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe'sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.WhatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein'sjobsisdefending(保护)anindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbag.
Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts(收银台).Thebagsareprohibitedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds(逆风),plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslikeSteintomakethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeopleassume.
Amongthebagmakers'arguments:
manycitieswithbansstillallowshopperstopurchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtransport.Andwhileplasticbagsmaybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.
Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheproductthathasappearedasitsreplacement:
reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcancelsout.However,longer-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanplastic.
Environmentalistsdon'tdispute(质疑)thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshopperstousethesamereusablebagsforyears.
25.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?
_____
A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.B.Recyclethewastematerial.C.Stopthingsfallingofftrucks.D.Defendtheuseofplasticbags.
26.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtoplastic-bagmakers?
_____
A.Theyarequiteexpensive.
B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.
D.Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
_____
A.Plastic,PaperorNeitherB.Industry,PollutionandEnvironmentC.RecycleorThrowAwayD.GarbageCollectionandWasteControl
C
Moviesareagreatmeansofentertainmentformany.Therearesomeadvantagesofwatchingmovies.Comedies,forexample,helpreduceyourbloodpressure.Laughterfor15minutesduringafilmmakesyourbloodvessels(血管)wider.Besides,whenyouwatchasadmovie,you’remorelikelytocomeawayfromitthinkingaboutlovedonesandfeelinghappyaboutwhatyouhave.
Watchingmoviescanmakeyoucreative.Astudyshowsthatyoungchildren,whowatchedtheuseofmagicinHarryPotter,scoresignificantlyhigherinacreativethinkingtestthanchildrenwhowatchedsomethingelse.Moreover,moviesareveryusefulforstrengtheningpeople’smentalhealth.Theyenablepeopletotaketimetoreallyrelaxandtemporarilyforgetabouttheirdailyconcernsandproblems.
However,watchingmoviesaren’talwaysbeneficial.Studieshaveshownthatsomepeoplegetrealpleasureoutofbeingscaredbyhorrormovies,butinvariouswaystheymayberiskingtheirphysicalandmentalhealthwithoutevenknowingit.Whenyouwatchatensesceneinamovie,yourheartrateandbloodpressureincrease.Meanwhile,thischangeinyourbrainchemistryremindsyouoftimeswhenyouwereinasimilarstate,evenifyouhavenoideayouevenhadthosememories.Soifsomethinghorriblehappenstoyou,beingscaredagainbyamoviecanunintentionallymakeyouexperienceitoncemore.
Scientists,politiciansandparentshavedebatedfordecadesifbeingexposedtomovieviolenceleadstoactualreal-lifeviolence.Overalltheanswertothatisprobablystillupintheair,butanewstudyseemstoprovethatwatchingaggressiononscreencancontributetobeingabully(土霸)inreallife,evenifitisjustintheshortterm.
Inconclusion,certainmoviesplayapositiverole,butnotallmoviesdo.Itdependscompletelyonthesubjectofthemovie.Soit’salwaysadvisabletochoosethemoviesconcerningsomethingpositive.
28.Howdoeswatchingsadmoviesbenefitusaccordingtothetext?
A.Itmakesuscontentwithourlives.B.Itridsusofunhappymemories.C.Itreducesourriskofillness.D.Itdevelopsourcreativity.
29.Whatcanweinferaboutwatchinghorrormoviesfromthetext?
A.Ithasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.B.Ithasgainedpopularityaroundtheworld.C.Plentyofpeopleignoreitshealthbenefits.D.Allpeopledon’trealizeitsdisadvantages.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“upintheair”inParagraph4mean?
A.Meaningless.B.Attractive.C.Uncertain.D.Obvious.
31.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodotoreducethepassiveeffectofmovies?
A.Enjoymovieswithmorecompanions.B.Makeawisechoiceofwhattowatch.C.Tryourbesttowatchmovieslessoften.D.Raiseour